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240058 SE BM9 Applied Anthropology in the field of international development cooperation (2025S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Participation at first session is obligatory!The lecturer can invite students to a grade-relevant discussion about partial achievements. Partial achievements that are obtained by fraud or plagiarized result in the non-evaluation of the course (entry 'X' in certificate). The plagiarism software 'Turnitin' will be used.
The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the attainment of partial achievements is only allowed if explicitly requested by the course instructor.
The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the attainment of partial achievements is only allowed if explicitly requested by the course instructor.
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Sa 01.02.2025 00:01 to Mo 24.02.2025 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 17.03.2025 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- N Thursday 06.03. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
- Thursday 13.03. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
- Thursday 20.03. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
- Thursday 27.03. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
- Thursday 03.04. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
- Thursday 10.04. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Attendance is expected (up to ONE 3 hrs session may be missed) as well as active participation during the discussions and the different group exercises. The students will have to provide an article presentation and prepare and chair group discussions.
To prepare for writing the final paper (2500 words), the students will present a shorter draft of their paper which will be the opportunity to receive feedback from peers and the lecturer. Examples of topics regarding the final paper will be discussed in the course of the semester.
To prepare for writing the final paper (2500 words), the students will present a shorter draft of their paper which will be the opportunity to receive feedback from peers and the lecturer. Examples of topics regarding the final paper will be discussed in the course of the semester.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
All the different assignments given during the semester have to be completed and submitted to pass the course. A minimum of 51% partial credit is also required. Students will have to submit a short written assignment related to readings for missed classes.
90-100 % = 1
77-89 %= 2
64-76 %= 3
51-63 %= 4
0-50 % = 5
Grade breakdown:
Presentations and chairing group work: 30%
In-Class participation: 25%
Draft + Final paper: 45%
90-100 % = 1
77-89 %= 2
64-76 %= 3
51-63 %= 4
0-50 % = 5
Grade breakdown:
Presentations and chairing group work: 30%
In-Class participation: 25%
Draft + Final paper: 45%
Examination topics
Presentations, group work, active participation, in in-class discussions, draft and final written paper
Reading list
The final bibliography will be shared during the first session
BRANDSTRÖM Per, 2009, The Anthropologist as Troublemaker or Contributor in Development Work: Reflections and Experiences from the field, In HAGBERG and Charlotta Widmark, Ethnographic Practice and Public Aid, Methods and Meanings in Development Cooperation, Uppsala Universitet, p. 27-52
CORNWALL Andrea, 2008, Unpacking Participation: models, meanings and practices, Community Development Journal, vol. 43, n°3, p.269-283
ESCOBAR Arturo, 2012, Encountering Development: The Making and Unmaking of the Third World., Introduction: Development and the anthropology of modernity, Princeton: Princeton University Press, p. 3-20.
FERGUSON James, 1997, Anthropology and its Evil Twin: "Development" in the Constitution of the Discipline, in COOPER Frederick, PACKARD Randall, International Development and the Social Sciences, Berkeley, University of California Press, p. 150-175
HELM Francesca, DABRE Tejane, 2018, Engineering a contact zone through translanguaging, Language and intercultural communication, vol. 18, n°1, p. 144-156
KOTHARI Uma, 2006, From Colonialism to development: Reflections of former Colonial Officers, Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, vol. 44, n°1, P 118-136
MUBITA Aurick, LIBATI Mundia, MULONDA Munalula, 2017, The importance and limitations of participation in Development projects and Programmes, European Scientific Journal, vol.13, n°5
NEAJAI PAILEY Robtel, 2019, De-centering the "white gaze" of development, Development and Change, vol 51, n 3, p 729-745
VERAN Jean-François, BUTSCHER Doris, STRINFER Beverley, 2020, Introduction: anthtropology in humanitarian situations. In Medecins sans Frontieres and Humanitarian Situations, An anthropological exploration, New York Routledge, p.1-26
VENKATESAN Soumhya, YARROW Thomas, 2014, Differentiating Development, Beyond an Anthropology of Critique, Berghahnbooks, 248p.
BRANDSTRÖM Per, 2009, The Anthropologist as Troublemaker or Contributor in Development Work: Reflections and Experiences from the field, In HAGBERG and Charlotta Widmark, Ethnographic Practice and Public Aid, Methods and Meanings in Development Cooperation, Uppsala Universitet, p. 27-52
CORNWALL Andrea, 2008, Unpacking Participation: models, meanings and practices, Community Development Journal, vol. 43, n°3, p.269-283
ESCOBAR Arturo, 2012, Encountering Development: The Making and Unmaking of the Third World., Introduction: Development and the anthropology of modernity, Princeton: Princeton University Press, p. 3-20.
FERGUSON James, 1997, Anthropology and its Evil Twin: "Development" in the Constitution of the Discipline, in COOPER Frederick, PACKARD Randall, International Development and the Social Sciences, Berkeley, University of California Press, p. 150-175
HELM Francesca, DABRE Tejane, 2018, Engineering a contact zone through translanguaging, Language and intercultural communication, vol. 18, n°1, p. 144-156
KOTHARI Uma, 2006, From Colonialism to development: Reflections of former Colonial Officers, Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, vol. 44, n°1, P 118-136
MUBITA Aurick, LIBATI Mundia, MULONDA Munalula, 2017, The importance and limitations of participation in Development projects and Programmes, European Scientific Journal, vol.13, n°5
NEAJAI PAILEY Robtel, 2019, De-centering the "white gaze" of development, Development and Change, vol 51, n 3, p 729-745
VERAN Jean-François, BUTSCHER Doris, STRINFER Beverley, 2020, Introduction: anthtropology in humanitarian situations. In Medecins sans Frontieres and Humanitarian Situations, An anthropological exploration, New York Routledge, p.1-26
VENKATESAN Soumhya, YARROW Thomas, 2014, Differentiating Development, Beyond an Anthropology of Critique, Berghahnbooks, 248p.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Tu 21.01.2025 16:26
This course will be an introduction to important theoretical discussions around anthropology and development, enabling the students to build a reflexive perspective on the relevance of Social and Cultural Anthropology as a discipline in the field of international cooperation.
The course will be both theory and practice-oriented. On the one hand, through readings and discussions, the course will critically address the concept of development with a historical and decolonial approach to the discipline and offer a focus on intercultural communication, since international cooperation is also about interacting, communicating, and working with people of various cultures and languages. On the other hand, discussions with professionals/practitioners, group work, as well as short presentations will enable students to engage with more practical knowledge and better navigate the field as young professionals.Objectives:
- To know important debates and controversies revolving at the crossroads of anthropology and development, and to be able to critically and reflexively apprehend and analyze international cooperation as a field.
- To reflect on the practice of anthropology as a discipline, and to be able to understand how a trained anthropologist may become a practitioner in the field of international cooperation, and how theories might transform into practice.
- To become familiar with the landscape of institutions and organizations of International Cooperation, to distinguish the opportunities and challenges of working in this field as a trained social scientist.